2021
At Dawn, at Dusk 再黎明,再黄昏
The time difference is a gift from the Sun. Inspired by the idea of presenting two time zones from two localities in one space, the installation creates a supernatural space-time interaction that defies rules. Enchanted by the Sun Path, the artist Jiayu Liu translates tangible elements into abstract light effects, entailing the Sun’s movement across different locations.
The work responds to two locations for the new scents: an ambient light-scape and traces of natural scenes from Italy and Laos. Both are realized through projection, situated in a cylindrical container where the wall becomes an END-LESS canvas. The lightscape presents both sunrise in Italy and sunset in Laos on the same canvas. The complicated color play was generated from real-time captures of sunlight data and extracted topographies in Unity 3D, fed into TouchDesigner for dynamic motion graphs. Scanning across the light-scape on the canvas, two strips of projection also lead us to explore natural scenes. In the middle of the exhibition, a presence symbolizes a connection between Italy, Laos, and China and embracing the time differences given by the Sun.
Credits
Artistic creation :
Liu Jiayu
Artist Assistant :
Wang Aijia
project management :
Wu Tingting
technical director :
Fang Xin
Motion Graphics Creation :
Yu Tiankun | Liao Yuxuan | Huang Haobo
After Effects :
Sun Jiakun
3D modeling :
Wang Xiangyu
Spatial Sound Design :
Jessie
Special thanks
Zhang Yifan
Joint presentation
Acqua di parma
卷宗Wallpaper*